Open Call for Travel Grants to attend the CIMAM 2024 Annual Conference in Los Angeles
29, April 2024. CIMAM—the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art—is delighted to offer around 30 travel grants to support the attendance of modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals at CIMAM’s 2024 Annual Conference, which will be held in Los Angeles from 6 to 8 December 2024.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, 9 June, at 23:00 CEST.
→ Application Form
The 56th CIMAM Annual Conference in Los Angeles to explore
Sustainable Futures
How? When? for Whom?
6 to 8 December 2024
Under the rubric of sustainable futures, the 2024 CIMAM Annual Conference will address the subject of sustainability from an integrated and holistic perspective, beginning with our desire to respond to climate change by reassessing our policies around collection care and conservation; rethinking the buildings we occupy and the cities we are part of; while also exploring innovative models for economic sustainability and community building.
Co-hosted by The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the Hammer Museum at UCLA, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and with major support from the Getty Foundation, this anticipated conference represents a pivotal gathering of international minds in the realm of contemporary art and museum practices, giving attendees an excellent opportunity to explore Los Angeles' vibrant art and cultural scene, defined by its rich diasporic and multi-lingual/ethnic landscape.
→Read about the conference abstract and program here.
Benefits for CIMAM 2024 Travel Grantees
The CIMAM Travel Grant Program aims to support the curatorial and research development, representation, and international visibility of the directors, curators, and professionals of modern and contemporary art museums residing in the countries listed below through their attendance at the CIMAM 2024 Annual Conference where the most current concerns on contemporary art practices will be discussed.
Awarded candidates benefit from unique networking opportunities through interaction and exchange with international museum directors and peers. Travel grantees become Members of CIMAM for the term they have been awarded.
The CIMAM Travel Grant Program provides a network of support for professional development by promoting equality and participation of contemporary art professionals from different countries and regions of the world in the Annual Conference.
Eligibility Criteria and Travel Founders.
CIMAM Travel Grants are addressed to modern and contemporary art museum directors and curators in need of financial help to attend CIMAM’s Annual Conference. Researchers and independent curators whose field of research and specialization is contemporary art theory, collections, and museums, and most of their field of professional activity is related to the functions of an art museum, are also eligible. Applicants should not be involved in any kind of commercial or for-profit activity.
The Getty Foundation, Los Angeles
Supports around 15 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in countries of Groups C and D of this list according to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of every State. Due to US restrictions, professionals from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Cuba may not be eligible for support or may be eligible for partial support only.
Saastamoinen Foundation, Helsinki
Supports 3 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in Finland, and the Baltic Countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania).
Mercedes Vilardell, London/Mallorca
Supports 2 to 3 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in the African continent.
Aimée Labarrere de Servitje, Mexico
Supports 2 to 3 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in Mexico.
Eloisa Haudenschild, United States
Supports 2 to 3 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in countries with emerging and developing economies according to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of every State.
Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Philippines:
Supports 2 to 3 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in the Philippines.
OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Oslo
Supports 2 to 3 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in Norway.
SAHA – Supporting Contemporary Art from Türkiye, Istanbul
Supports 2 to 3 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in Türkiye or Turkish passport holders residing elsewhere.
Spanish professionals, Spain
Supports 2 modern and contemporary art curators, directors, and museum professionals residing in Spain.
Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles
Supports 1 modern and contemporary art curator, director, and museum professional residing in Brazil.
Byucksan Cultural Foundation, Seoul
Supports 1 modern and contemporary art curator, director, and museum professional residing in the Republic of Korea.
→ Learn more about the Eligibility Criteria and what covers the CIMAM Travel Grant
→ Questions at travelgrants@cimam.org
The CIMAM 2024 Travel Grant Program is generously supported by
- The Getty Foundation, Los Angeles
- Saastamoinen Foundation, Helsinki
- Mercedes Vilardell, London/Mallorca
- Aimée Labarrere de Servitje, Mexico
- Eloisa Haudenschild, United States
- Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Manila
- OCA – Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Oslo
- SAHA – Supporting Contemporary Art from Turkey, Istanbul
- Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles
- Byucksan Cultural Foundation, Seoul
The 2023-25 Travel Grant Program consists of CIMAM Board members: Agustin Perez Rubio (Chair), Independent Curator, Madrid, Spain Clara M. Kim, Chief Curator & Director of Curatorial Affairs, MOCA, Los Angeles, United States of America Kitty Scott, Independent Curator, Toronto, Canada, Joselina Cruz, Director & Curator, Museum of Contemporary of Art and Design, Manila, Philippines Amanda de la Garza, Director, Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC), Mexico City, Mexico and Kamini Sawhney, Director, Museum of Art & Photography, Bangalore, India.
→ Questions at travelgrants@cimam.org